November 28, 2021 - Eurovision Universe

Laila Halme passed away

Today, the sad news came to us that Finnish singer Laila Halme passed away. Laila Halme, born Laila Soppi in the Finnish town of Jääski, was a Finnish singer and actress. She began her career in the 1950, singing in several orchestras. Her first single “Kaunis rakkaus” was released in 1959. In 1960, she released several singles and EP’s at the Philips label. In 1961 she debuted as an actress in two films: “Penkki” and “Tähtisumua”.In 1963, she participated in Euroviisut, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “Olen mikä olen”. She became 3rd, while the song “Muistojeni laulu” won and Irmeli Mäkelä was chosen to sing it in the Eurovision Song Contest. However, Finnish broadcaster YLE decided to let Laila Halme sing it in the international final. She did not receive any point at all. A year later, Laila Halme represented Finland in the festival of Sopot in Poland. She released a couple of singles but left showbusiness in 1967. We only saw her back in 1987, when she hosted Euroviisut. Her son Jussi Halme is also a singer, he took part in Euroviisut in 1990.Laila Halme was 87 years old.

Estonia: 2nd quarter final Eesti Laul

Tonight, the second quarter final of Eesti Laul, the Estonian national selection, was held. These are the candidates, the finalists are in bold letters: Wiiralt sings “Kuradile” Desiree sings “Siiani” Silver Jusilo sings “Elu rüpes” Kaia-Liisa Kesler sings “Vaikus” Helen sings “Vaata minu poole” Jyrise sings “Plaksuta” An-Marlen sings “Lõpuks muutub” Andrei Zevakin feat. Grete Paia sing “Mis nüüd saab” Meisterjaan sing “Vahel lihtsalt” Triin Niitoja and Frants Tikerpuu sing “Laululind”